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Apr 10, 20162 min read

Launch of Art Foundation Programme for Kids 10 years old and above to teenagers


Let's welcome our inspirational junior artists to our new Art Foundation Programme that launched on the 1st of April. This new programme is is a programme designed to help children and teens academically in the subject of art. From scoring in their ‘O’ levels, ‘N’ levels to gaining entry to SOTA, NAFA, Lasalle or other professional arts institutions or academies, etc., this programme aims at pointing them at the correct path. Learn advance art techniques, improve documentation of learning process in their own sketchbook journal, build up that confidence by learning ways to present works even better and produce that fantastic portfolio of art topics ranging from still-life sketching, water-colour painting, acrylic paintings, oil paintings, sculptures, ceramics, photography, pen drawings, print-making, installation, fashion design to comics drawing, etc. A particular topic may take 5 to 10 lessons to complete. Art Foundation Junior Artists are required to document their research and learning process in their own sketchbook journal and have an interview/presentation in class once their masterpiece is complete. Find out more about the Art Foundation Programme 欢迎意言社首批Inspirational小画家们加入我们的专业美术基础课程！专业美术基础课程主要是为儿童及青少年设计的专业性美术课程，涵盖了从O level，N level美术考试到想要成功进入SOTA，NAFA，Lasalle等其它的专业美术院校学习。此课程的主要宗旨是引领学生进去一个正确的途径，学习专业美术技巧，在学习过程中学习如何管理自己的个人作品及学习过程记录，通过学习素描、水彩、油画、雕塑、陶艺、摄影、钢笔画、拓印、作品展示、服装设计和漫画等十几项主题进行学习和探索，并通过这些主题学习如何建立自己的个人专业创作资料、并在考师面前专业并自信的呈现自己的作品。每一项主题需要5-10节课完成，每一位专业学生要求在整个学习过程中用自己的速写本记录在专业学习过程中所做的研究课题内容及个人灵感创作，并会在每一个创作完成后进行面试及个人作品呈现。

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意言社 Artistori
Apr 1, 20164 min read

为什么这么多明星都让孩子学画画？ Why do celebrities send their children to learn art?


Chloe and her Clay artwork, Peranakan Kamcheng

文章来源 Article source : 美术教育联盟

English translation below.

陆毅女儿在学画画，田亮女儿在学画画，郭涛儿子在学画画，李湘女儿在学画画，黄磊女儿在学画画………为什么要学画画？

金星老师说的非常好：艺术教育是什么?它是一个潜移默化的过程，也是一个储存能量的过程，它的目的是什么？不是功利的，它是在培养孩子的修养、审美、品行、素质，让孩子慢慢学会欣赏生活的美好，生命的可贵，感知世界的多彩，从而丰富她们的生命，成就她们的人生！

从小学绘画的意义：

⑴发展儿童感知能力。画画主要通过视觉和触觉感受进行，感觉是人发展认识的前提，儿童的认知能力大多依靠形象思维获得。因此，发展感官，促进智力发展是画画不可替代的优势。

⑵培养丰富的情感。情感是学习的动力，画画有利于儿童情感宣泄，使身心发展得到平衡。同时，美育又能陶冶情操，使儿童情感境界得到升华。艺术能使人充实和完美。

⑶培养创造意识。创新意识和能力是未来社会的人应具备的最重要的心理品质，画画通过创作来培养独立思考和解决问题的能力，以及丰富的联想与想象力，周密的思考与计划能力，独特、流畅与变通能力。

⑷发展思维能力。儿童通过观察进行的视觉思维，是儿童早期的思维活动，他们通过创造视觉符号表现认识，发展智慧，提高形象思维能力，促进逻辑思维发展。艺术活动可以激发多种感知和思维方式。

⑸促进个性发展。没有个性就没有真正的艺术创造。美术创造活动体现个体的自身价值，培养自尊、自律、合作动机和自我激励的品质，培养自主意识和主动精神。

⑹提高运用媒材、技术进行实践活动的能力。画画以动手操作为特征，新的媒材、技术不仅容易引起兴趣，而且可以培养探索学习的习惯和尝试解决问题的新的可能和途径。

⑺丰厚的文化修养。通过欣赏活动开拓文化视野，了解人类丰富的文化遗产和文化发展，了解艺术与生产、生活的关系，学习分析、综合和评价的思维技能，提高审美感受力和判断力。

⑻促进学生全面发展。全面发展是教育的最终目的。画画是一种综合性教育，它通过感性与理性，动脑与动手、艺术和科技、智力与非智力因素等方方面面，在促进人的全面和谐发展中起着重要作用。

Translation:

Why does Lu Yi, Tian Liang, Guo Tao, Li Xiang and Huang Lei send their children to learn art? And why learn art?

What is arts education? It is a subtle process of learning that enhances a child’s foundational abilities, and what it’s purpose? It developments a child in culture, aesthetics, character, quality, allowing a child to gradually learn to appreciate the goodness of life, perceiving it as a vibrant world, embracing this world to enrich a child’s perspective and this can lead to many achievements in his/her life!

From a creative art perspective:

(1) It develops child’s senses. Painting/Sketching/Drawing relies mostly on observation and feel. Our senses play a big part in recognising what’s around us and everything that’s going on, a process of gaining knowledge gradually based on experience. Children learn through cognitive abilities, thinking or imagining an image related in their memories. Thus, the development of senses, learning about the things/topics/subjects through art expression is an ultimate advantage to develop children.

(2) It cultivates expression. Expressing, not just in words, but through visual helps with learning as it is a form of communication. Arts helps children express themselves fully, motivating them along the learning process in the favour of children’s emotional catharsis. Learning to improve aesthetics in their art works can cultivate children’s personality, making themselves feel more confident with good self-esteem.

(3) It cultivates creativity. Creativity is the future. Arts can cultivate an individual’s thought process through different perspectives, associations, improving problem solving abilities, enriching imaginations, enhancing planning capabilities and finding ways to be unique, to stand out. Thus, making an individual much more productive.

(4) It develops thinking skills. Through observation, children starts to think, to question, starts being curious and this simple activity is the key to promote the development of logical thinking. Children express their thoughts through arts after observing and this perception can inspire children in many ways of thinking.

(5) It promotes personality development. Without personality, there is no real artistic creation. Arts help to reflect an individual's values, developing self-esteem, self-discipline, self-motivation, self-awareness and initiative.

(6) With the use of different mediums and applying different techniques in arts, children become more interested in arts and this grants children alternative experiences in ways to create and with the more experiences exposed, children find more options to express through arts. This reflects on individual's way in dealing with life, where he/she learns to find various alternatives to try to tackle problems, making changes or exploring new possiblities rather than be stuck at not knowing what to do next.

(7) By introducing different cultures in arts, children learn to appreciate history through arts. Children understand relationships between the modern world he/she lives in today and how arts and culture plays a big part building it. Children learn to analyze and evaluate different cultures, improving their aesthetics sensibility and judgement.

(8) Arts enhances an individual's overall development, from observation, planning, thinking, being hands-on, knowing where to start, how to start, not being afraid to try or to change, when faced with problems, find new possibilities or techniques to tackle or go around it. It develops a person's personality to become self-disciplined, self-motivated and helps with concentration, staying focus.

意言社 Artistori

用艺术表达语言，让语言丰富艺术

Your Story, Your Art

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意言社 Artistori
Mar 31, 20161 min read

A Wonderful Pottery Throwing Experience


Our little artists had a wonderful March holiday with Artistori, getting their hands filled with clay, learning about pottery throwing, experimenting different techniques and ways to turn their clay into their unique cups and bowls!

Artistori organizes pottery workshops during holidays for kids and adults to have fun and learn about pottery. Look out for our next holiday pottery workshop! :)

意言社 Artistori

用艺术表达语言，让语言丰富艺术

Your Story, Your Art

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